MCCCD Program Description

Major: 3096 Catalog Year: 2023-2024 Effective Term: 2011 Fall Last Admit Term: 2020 Summer Award: AAS Total Credits: 61-67 CIP Code: 11.0901	Primary College: Initiating College: South Mountain Community College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: College-Specific Program Availability: College-Specific Field of Interest: Computer and Information Technology Instructional Council: Computer Information Systems (12) GPA: 2.50
SOC Code: 15-1121, 15-1122, 15-1143, 15-1152??

Description: The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Information Technology: Network Server program focuses on the skills needed to install, implement, manage, and troubleshoot networks and systems in both a Linux and Microsoft server environment. Most complex networking environments today include multiple operating system platforms which include Linux and Microsoft servers. A Certificate of Completion (CCL) is also available.

Required Courses

CIS126DL Linux Operating System 3
+ CIS238DL Linux System Administration 3
CNT140AA Introduction to Networks 4
+ CNT150AA Cisco - Routing and Switching Essentials 4
+ CNT160AA Scaling Networks 4
+ CNT170AA Cisco - Connecting Networks 4
MST150++ Any Microsoft Windows course 3
+ MST157DA Active Directory Windows Server Configuration 4
BPC170 A+ Exam Prep: Computer Hardware Configuration and Support 3

Credits: 32

Restricted Electives
+ BPC270 A+ Exam Prep: Operating System Configuration and Support 3 + CIS15+++ Any Fundamental or Level I Programming course 3 CIS190 Introduction to Networking (3) OR MST140 Microsoft Networking Essentials (3) 3 + MST15+ Any Microsoft Windows course 3-4 + MST2++ Any 200-level Microsoft course 3-4 + ITS110 Information Security Fundamentals 3 + CIS239DL Linux Shell Scripting 3	Credits: 7-8

General Electives
	Credits:

General Education Requirements

General Education Requirement	Credits: 22-27

General Education Core	Credits: 12-17

First-Year Composition	Credits: 6
Any approved general education course in the First-Year Composition area. 6

Oral Communication	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course in the Oral Communication area. 3

Critical Reading	Credits: 0-3
Any approved general education course in the Critical Reading area OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment. 0-3

Mathematics	Credits: 3-5
MAT120 Intermediate Algebra (5) OR MAT121 Intermediate Algebra (4) OR MAT122 Intermediate Algebra (3) OR MAT151 College Algebra/Functions(4) 3-5

General Education Distribution	Credits: 10

Humanities, Arts and Design	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course in the Humanities, Arts and Design area. 3

Social-Behavioral Sciences	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course in the Social-Behavioral Sciences area 3

Natural Sciences	Credits: 4
Any approved General Education course in the Natural Sciences area. 4

Program Competencies
1. Demonstrate the basic knowledge and skills to use the Linux operating system including file and directory systems, file and directory permissions, text editors, file processing, and basic shell programming. (CIS126DL) 2. Demonstrate the knowledge and skills to administer the Linux operating system including manipulation of file structures, backup systems, printing processes, user and group accounts, hard disk maintenance and configuration, monitoring system performance, kernel customization, and security. (CIS238DL) 3. Describe the layers of the OSI Model. (CNT140AA) 4. Calculate IP subnets and subnet masks. (CNT140AA) 5. Demonstrate the knowledge and skills to install, configure, customize, maintain and troubleshoot Cisco routers utilizing Advanced Internet Protocol (IP) addressing techniques, Variable Length Subnet Masking (VLSM), distance vectored and Link State dynamic routing protocols, Routing Internet Protocol version 1 (RIPv1) and version 2 (RIPv2), Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), Single-area Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), and understanding the structure and behavior of routing tables. (CNT150AA) 6. Demonstrate the knowledge and skills to design and implement a converged switched network including switch configuration for basic functionality, implementing Virtual Local Area Networks (VLAN), VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP), and Inter-VLAN routing in a converged network and implementing a Wireless LAN (WLAN). (CNT160AA) 7. Demonstrate the knowledge and skills to install configure and troubleshoot day-to-day administrative tasks in a Microsoft Windows-based environment. (MST150++) 8. Demonstrate the knowledge and skills to install configure and troubleshoot a Windows Server including user and group policy, file systems, data storage, domains/workgroups, security, disaster recovery and monitoring performance. (MST157DA) 9. Demonstrate knowledge of Wide-Area Network (WAN) technologies and network services required by converged applications in Enterprise Networks and the skills to implement and configure common data link protocols and apply WAN security concepts, principles of traffic management, access control and addressing services. (CNT170AA) 10. Demonstrate the knowledge and skill to set up hardware, software and complete basic troubleshooting of PC hardware and software. (BPC170)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites. ++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: April 26, 2011

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.